Argentinian born Lila Turjanski-Villard was a ceramic artist for more than ten years before she began exploring other materials.
Listen, 19” x 7” x 6”
Since 2005, the New York based artist has relied on paper and wire to create figurative sculptures that gracefully dance their way across the viewer’s line of vision.
Dialogue, 18.5” x 8.25” x 3.5”
Doubting, 22” x 5.5” x 5”
“The sculptures are made primarily of paper and wire. Very small pieces of paper are glued together around the core structure which generate the specific texture of the surface.” Lila Turjanski-Villard
Focus, 20” x 17” x 6.5”
Back to Back, 18.5” x 8.25” x 3.5”
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Fabulous work, who would have thought to use paper pulp – paper maché really, I haven’t played with that since childhood! I love the idea of it, a non-toxic light and versatile material. Thanks for bringing this artist’s work to our attention!
They are so strong and yet so fragile….thanks for sharing this artist
The technique is actually not papier-mache but very small pieces of paper glued on an internal structure.